A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.11 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The 3.11-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:03:13 / 2:03 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71479608. Id of event: pr71479608. Exact location of event, longitude -67.106666666667 West, latitude 18.6685 North, depth = 68.99 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 68.99 km (43 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/04/25 / 2025-04-21 02:03:13 / April 21, 2025 @ 2:03 am.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guánica, Vega Baja, Guayanilla (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days five hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 19 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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